Recife vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Recife	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$805	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2037	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$375	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.9	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$411	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	54	17
😀 Quality of life	65	44
🏙️ Population	1.49M	7.01M

The cost of living in Recife is 35% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6735th and 7977th ($805 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 234th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Recife compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Recife ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 5331st and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Zhumadian

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	Recife	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$701	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.7%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.23	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13958	$9042

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507